Defend the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 63
As night fell, the city lord's mansion was lit up with lights.

Han Pingan was served by a group of servants from the General's Mansion and the City Lord's Mansion. He put on a red robe, held a wat with both hands, wore a crown on his head, and a bodhisattva belt.

This is the attire regulated by princes and princes, and only on the day of marriage can they be dressed or even saluted with etiquette higher than their original status.

Yinniang also followed the rules of a princess, wearing a phoenix crown and a green dress, sitting in the room of the wife of the city lord and waiting for Qu Tong to come to welcome her.

Qu Tong's marriage letter was written by the false Taoist chief, and the time when the night watch team came to pick up the marriage was also calculated by the false Taoist chief.

Although they all have to pay homage at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, under the strong request of Han Ping'an, the false priest made another calculation and staggered the time when Qu Tong came to pick up the relatives with the time when he "delivered goods to the door".

Let Qu Tong come over first, only in this way can I feel like marrying my sister.

After climbing up the ladder and waiting on the wall for a long time, Qu Tong, wearing a big red robe and riding a war horse, came down surrounded by a group of night watchmen.

In front of the welcoming team, there is a night watchman holding a torch, which is called "horse before holding candle".The next five people ride five horses, which is called "five horses welcome marriage".

This is the etiquette system for the prefect to travel, and it has become a synonym for the prefect.Like the "horse before the candle" in front of you, and the clothes that exceed the regulations, they are all called "shesheng".

It is worth mentioning that Qu Tong also married her husband.

The disparity in status is too great, it must be married, but Qu Tong doesn't care about that just like Han Ping'an.

He may have been too nervous and forgot his words when he got to the gate.

Han Pingan almost laughed out loud, ran to the gate and shouted: "Where is this gentleman, where is the talent? He is bright and bright, why did he come here?"

A night watchman leaned over to remind him, Qu Tong hurriedly said: "He is a gentleman from Chang'an, and he was born as a Jinshi. He was selected as the governor, so he is a high school!"

Of course he is not from Chang'an, nor is he a gentleman, nor is he from a Jinshi background, let alone a governor.

But today there is no taboo, you can brag as much as you want, as long as you don't say you are the emperor.

Han Ping'an smiled and said, "Since you are a nobleman, you are superior to the elite, and you don't want to judge your intentions, what can you ask for?"

Qu Tong is actually not stupid, otherwise he would have died in the vast sea long ago. He was just a little nervous just now, and now he let go of the state immediately, grinning and said: "I heard the king's high-sounding words, so I agree with you. My fair lady, a gentleman is so good!"

……

Greeting relatives in the Western Regions was really fun. Han Ping'an was having fun when he was suddenly pulled aside by two burly men who were equally well-dressed.

"What, I haven't asked them for money yet."

"What money do you want? You are also the groom today, and your clothes are all dirty. Siya, hurry up and help uncle clean up."

"coming."

"Where is the horse, bring it here quickly, if you don't leave, you won't be able to catch up with the auspicious time!"

Han Pingan had no choice but to be helped onto the horse by them like a puppet.

As soon as he walked out of the gate, the burly man who "holds the candle before the horse" turned his head and said: "Sanlang, listen carefully to me, don't bully Yun'er, or I will break your leg!"

"How could I bully Yun'er, by the way, who are you?"

"You don't even know me!"

"It looks a bit familiar..."

Han Pingan only knew that they were best men who came in the evening, equivalent to the best man, and just now he was patronizing the married sister, so he didn't bother to ask who they were.

The burly man was so angry that his teeth were itching, he held up a torch and roared, "I am Yun'er's eldest brother, your uncle!"

"what……"

"I'm Yun'er's second brother."

"Look clearly, I am the third eldest, called the third brother!"

It turned out that they were the sons of Mrs. An, and Han Pingan was really unfamiliar with them.

One is that the age difference is too large to be able to play together; two is that these generals have been going to serve in the army very early, and it is impossible for them to eat, drink and play like a lunatic like him.

Han Pingan didn't expect them to come to be the best man, and said with a smile: "I remember, hello big brother, hello second brother, hello third brother, hello brothers."

"There are fifth brother, sixth brother, seventh brother, and eighth brother. When we meet later, don't ask who they are, or if you get beaten, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Let's not talk about that, think about the words quickly, don't forget the words like that Qu Tong at the gate."

"Oh."

……

Yele City is not big at all, and it arrived at the gate of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in a blink of an eye.

Mrs. An is very capable of giving birth, five, six, seven, and starlings stand guard at the gate, playing the roles of Li Yu and "Cao Yuner"'s elder brother respectively, and answering his lines just like he asked Qu Tong in the city lord's mansion just now.

Han Ping'an has already fought once as a relative and friend of the man, and the answers are fluent.

After giving the money symbolically, they were flocked into the main hall of the Governor's Mansion.

Shijun Lin sat in the center with a smile on his face, Mr. An and Cao Wulan sat on both sides of his old man's house, and then according to their official positions, they were Dad Supervisor, General Wang, Cui Han and others.

Rich Sogdian merchants such as Bai Xianning, Bai Zuojian, and Ashina Shan all came, as did the Hu monk from Baiyun Temple, and even Yichang Chen sat behind the table near the door, grinning from ear to ear.

Cao Wulan smiled, but in fact he dared not stop smiling.

This was the first time Han Pingan saw him. He thought he was about the same age as Mr. An, but he didn't expect him to be so old, and he looked not much younger than Grandpa Shi Jun.

An Yuner and Li Yu, one with flower hairpins on their heads, one with a phoenix crown on their heads, one with a gorgeous Yelebu gown, and one with a green robe according to the regulations of the princess of the Tang Dynasty, led by a group of bridesmaids, holding a fan to cover their eyes. With half of his face, he came out from both sides shyly.

Everyone wears green, but who do you want to be green?

Han Pingan felt that the color of their dresses was not good, and Brother An Liu, who played the role of "Cao Yun'er" brother, asked in a cadenced tone: "Where is it in charge? Who will accompany the change? It is time to apply, so there is no need to be messy."

Han Ping'an hurriedly said: "Chang'an County took the photo, and the young master accompanied her. The three historians are clear, and the nine classics are careers."

"The night is long and the night is late, and the stars are flowing to the west. Immediately assassinate the governor, what state is it?"

"Jin Xuekangli, let's talk about making friends. Immediately assassinate the governor, this is Luozhou!"

"British and swaying, known as Yangyang when traveling. Ask the governor, where is his hometown?"

"Sanchuan Dangdang, a talented man from the nine counties. Immediately assassinate the governor, originally Luoyang."

……

He was bragging, but Lin Shijun listened with gusto, and kept smiling and nodding.

The elders all nodded, and Cao Wulan quickly followed suit, smiling brighter than before.

Next is the hall worship. Because it is a husband marriage, the status of the groom is not as good as that of the bride. Men worship and women do not worship.

An Yun'er and Li Yu put their hands together in front of their chests and made a bow, while Han Pingan knelt down and bowed.

The worship ceremony is completed, and the custom of laying geese is practiced.

Throw a pair of wild geese behind the two brides, and the bride's bridesmaids will catch the wild geese. In theory, after the ceremony is completed, the groom will use money to redeem the wild geese and release them.

Wild geese fly to the north to breed every spring, and fly back to the south in autumn for the winter. When migrating, they line up in the shape of a human or a line, flying in an orderly manner without crossing each other. The second marriage, the orderly meaning of seniority and youth.

In short, this is an essential link, no matter in the customs or in the western regions, the presence of wild geese is indispensable.

It's just that the marriage was too hasty, and there were no live geese, so they had to use wood-carved geese as substitutes.

"Licheng, let's enter the Green Cottage together!"

With the master of ceremonies yelling, Hu Yue sounded, and more than a dozen orchids filed in and danced gracefully.

The three of Han Ping'an were sent to the "green house" by the best man and bridesmaid, which is the small courtyard where they lived before, which is equivalent to being sent to the bridal chamber.

I have to hurry into the bridal chamber, because there is another scene in the future, and I have to give the venue to the elder sister and Qu Tong, but it is a pity that I can't see Qu Tong bowing to the elder sister.

"Sanlang, Yun'er, Yu'er, we'll send them here."

"Yun'er, don't worry, with brother here, no one dares to make trouble!"

What kind of brother is this? If you don't make trouble, don't make trouble.

It's not good if I don't reply, but now I'm a bride, how can I reply to you...

An Yun'er muttered secretly, pretending not to hear.

Li Yu's pretty face was flushed, looking at the delicious food and wine on Hu's table, she thought to herself that it's time to "get together with the prison".

The so-called co-prison means that the newlyweds share the same plate of livestock meat. This is the first meal eaten together after marriage, which means that they are about to start living together.

The 卺 is actually a wine cup, and the 卺 means that the newlyweds each take a ladle of wine to rinse their mouths, and then each pours it over and drinks it.

Han Pingan corrected his lines for a long time, and he was thirsty, so he took off his scarf and poured wine.

An Yun'er finished drinking with a snickering smile, and signaled him with her eyes to fan her quickly, just to take the fan away.

Han Ping'an was about to reach out, but Li Yu said angrily, "I didn't recite any poems!"

"Would you like to recite poems if you go to the fan?"

"If you don't believe me, look!"

Li Yu picked up a sheet of process written in small characters from under the pillow.

Han Pingan took a look and said with a smile: "Youth is new tonight, and a flower is when the red leaves bloom. It is clear that the precious tree is seen from people, why bother to cover it with a jade fan."

"That's more or less the same." An Yun'er chuckled, and threw the fan away before he could make a move.

Li Yu said eagerly, "It's my turn."

"Oh, almost forgot."

Think about the romantic people in Tang Dynasty. Flowers are indispensable for marriage. Not only do they use flowers to decorate the wedding more beautifully.It also uses the beauty of flowers to highlight the beauty of youth, and uses the fragrance of flowers to symbolize the sweetness of human life.

Han Pingan secretly sighed, and read according to the process: "One flower is replaced by a new one. The front flower is a fake and the back flower is real. There are flowers and birds on the fake flowers, and there are flower pickers on the real flowers."

"Okay, I'm exhausted."

"Sanlang, Sister Yu'er, how do you sleep at night?"

Before Li Yu could speak, Han Pingan said without hesitation, "Of course I slept with Yu'er."

An Yun'er became anxious, and grabbed him: "Why don't you sleep together, I am also your wife, and you are also my husband!"

"You are only fourteen, you are still young."

"Sanlang, stop teasing Yun'er, you two sleep together, and I'll go to the room where Yiniangjie used to live."

Han Pingan grabbed her, turned around and said, "Yun'er, I'm not teasing you, and it's not that I don't like you, it's just that you're too young, and it's dangerous to sleep on your stomach."

"You bully me, I'll tell my dad!"

An Yun'er was so angry that tears came out, she pouted her little mouth so pitifully.

Han Pingan hugged her quickly, and said with a bitter face, "I'm not trying to scare you. It would be really dangerous for you to conceive a baby. I don't want you to die in childbirth. Obedient, it will be another two years."

"Wouldn't it be difficult to conceive a baby in two years?"

"It's possible, but it's not as dangerous as having a baby now."

"Sister Yu'er is only one year older than me, why can Sister Yu'er be able to but I can't!"

This is not a matter of age, it depends on development...

Han Ping'an wanted to explain but couldn't. Explaining too clearly would hurt her self-esteem.

But don't say she is unhappy if the house is not consummated, Mr. An will not be happy if he finds out.

The evil old society, the damn political marriage, almost forced people to serve three years in prison.

Han Ping'an thought that luckily I knew some common sense and was well prepared, so he laughed and said, "It's not impossible to sleep together, but you have to tell me if you've had menstruation first."

An Yun'er didn't expect him to ask this, and said angrily, "I won't tell you."

"So you haven't been here?"

"Who said that, I came here the year before last!"

"Tell me the day when I come, I have a way to make you not pregnant for a while."

Li Yu thought of the "safe period" he mentioned a few days ago, blushing and whispered in An Yun'er's ear.

An Yun'er was stunned, and happily asked: "It's okay."

Han Ping'an nodded: "This way the safety factor is higher."

An Baiyun chuckled and said, "That's great, I haven't played enough, and I don't want to have a baby either."

(End of this chapter)